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Assistant General Counsel Litigation & Employment Law

SOLV Energy153 open roles

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$162,624 – $203,280 a year
Where
San Diego CA Renewable Group
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Hybrid
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12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. SOLV Energy postings stay open a median of 41 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.3%7 days
  4. 19.3%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 58.1%60 days
This job: posted 8 days ago

SOLV Energy median: 41 days open

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SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

SOLV Energy is seeking a seasoned and commercially minded Assistant General Counsel ("AGC") to serve as a critical legal partner across the organization. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Legal Officer and working closely with the Chief Legal Officer, the AGC will provide sophisticated legal advice with a focus on employment law, workforce-related matters, including union relationships and prevailing wage requirements, litigation management and regulatory compliance. This role is designed for a collaborative attorney who can operate with autonomy, exercise sound judgment under pressure, and translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for senior business stakeholders. This individual thrives in a fast-paced environment, builds strong cross-functional relationships, and is equally comfortable in the courtroom, at the negotiating table, and in the boardroom.

This role is hybrid with regular in office presence in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

Employment Law

  • Advise People Operations, and business leadership on the full spectrum of employment law matters, including hiring, performance management, terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, union and collective bargaining relationships and workforce related matters, including workforce reductions and workplace investigations.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements, project labor agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, and confidentiality agreements.
  • Counsel on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, NLRA, state wage and hour laws, and applicable state leave statutes.
  • Counsel on various union matters, including disputes under collective bargaining agreements and project labor agreements.
  • Counsel on various matters involving prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, including under the Inflation Reduction Act and similar State-level regulations nation-wide.
  • Manage employment-related claims and proceedings before the EEOC, state agencies, arbitration panels, and courts; supervise outside employment counsel as appropriate.
  • Partner with People Operations to develop and maintain employee handbooks, workplace policies, and training programs on harassment prevention, anti-discrimination, and other employment compliance topics.
  • Provide guidance on executive and key employee compensation arrangements, including equity plans and incentive structures, from an employment law perspective.
  • Partner with Operations teams, providing practical day-to-day legal counsel on all labor and employment-related matters.
  • Identify legal risks embedded in business operations and develop practical mitigation strategies in all areas related to labor and employment.

Litigation Management

  • Manage all aspects of the company's litigation portfolio, including construction, commercial and other contract litigation and claims, from case inception through resolution.
  • Select, retain, supervise, and evaluate outside litigation counsel; negotiate engagement terms and manage legal budgets to ensure cost-effective outcomes.
  • Develop and implement litigation strategy, assess litigation risk and exposure, and make recommendations on settlement vs. trial decisions.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders on litigation holds, document preservation, and discovery obligations.
  • Manage and coordinate responses to government investigations, regulatory inquiries, and subpoenas.
  • Prepare and present litigation status reports, risk assessments, and reserve recommendations to the Chief Legal Officer, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and senior leadership.

Regulatory Compliance

  • Support environmental, health, and safety legal compliance as applicable to the company's operations.
  • Coordinate and manage legal support for interactions with regulatory agencies (for example, OSHA) including correspondence, audits, inspections, and enforcement proceedings.
  • Monitor, analyze, and advise on federal, state, and local regulatory developments affecting the company's business, industry, and operations.
  • Manage regulatory filings and ongoing compliance obligations applicable to the company's industry sector.
  • Partner with Compliance and Risk functions to design, implement, and maintain effective compliance programs, policies, and internal controls.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

  • Education: J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
  • Licensure: Active bar membership in good standing.
  • Experience: Minimum 10 years of post-bar legal experience, with meaningful experience in each of the following areas: litigation management, employment law matters, and regulatory compliance/matters.
  • Practice Background: Combination of law firm experience (litigation practice preferred) and in-house counsel experience strongly preferred.
  • Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex legal issues and communicate them clearly to non-lawyer audiences.
  • Judgment: Demonstrated ability to exercise sound, pragmatic legal judgment; identify and prioritize risk; and deliver decisive, actionable advice in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaboration: Proven track record of building effective working relationships with other lawyers, business partners, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills or Experience:

  • Prior in-house experience at a company of comp
  • arable size and complexity.
  • Experience relevant to the specialty construction industry in which the company operates.
  • Experience managing employment litigation through trial or arbitration.
  • Experience managing other direct-report attorneys.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$162,624.00 - $203,280.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J14127

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.

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